{"product_id":"the-country-of-the-blind-a-memoir-at-the-end-of-sight-paperback","title":"The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Leland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by: \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eTHE ATLANTIC\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- NPR \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- LITHUB \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, The 10 Best Books of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe meet Andrew Leland as he's suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he's midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. He grew up with full vision, but starting in his teenage years, his sight began to degrade from the outside in. Soon-- but without knowing exactly when--he will likely have no vision left. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of apprehension but also dogged curiosity, Leland embarks on a sweeping exploration of the state of being that awaits him: not only the physical experience of blindness but also its language, politics, and customs. He negotiates his changing relationships with his wife and son, and with his own sense of self, as he moves from his mainstream, \"typical\" life to one with a disability. Part memoir, part historical and cultural investigation, \u003ci\u003eThe Country of the Blind\u003c\/i\u003e represents Leland's determination not to merely survive this transition but to grow from it--to seek out and revel in that which makes blindness enlightening. Brimming with warmth and humor, it is an exhilarating tour of a new way of being.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Leland's \u003c\/b\u003ewriting has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e McSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e, among other outlets. From 2013 to 2019, he hosted and produced \u003ci\u003eThe Organist\u003c\/i\u003e, an arts and culture podcast, for KCRW; he has also produced pieces for \u003ci\u003eRadiolab\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e99% Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e since 2003. He lives in western Massachusetts with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750641893664,"sku":"9781984881441","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1da6fea763074d5d134d5127673b4614.webp?v=1779955455","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-country-of-the-blind-a-memoir-at-the-end-of-sight-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}